this whale. this wild ride that they are on is called the nantucket sleigh ride, certainly the most exciting part of the whale hunt, but also very dangerous. some of the men are just hanging on for dear life. others are letting down the line as it goes around the washer had, some are bailing water out of the boat -- this is a very exciting but very dangerous time. the idea is at the wheel will get very tired and as the whale starts to tire, they will pull in on the line again and get close to the whale again. now we have a switching of physicians. the officer, the boat header has moved to the bow and joseph has moved to the stern and now we have the officer who is going to use the lamp. he is the person who will have the honor of actually killing the whale. so the officer takes up his lance. he is going to aim for the heart and the lungs of the whale. those are the vital organs, the life of the whale. he will plunge in his lance may be all the way up to the hilt and then he will turn it around to

-- the whale hunt.t is very similar to the one that george would have started all those years ago. >> and he was a whaler? >> he was a whaler, yes. >> when was photography first available for recording whaling? >> that i do not know, when did photography become -- i don't know. >> we would have to probably look at our own photography collection, i think the earliest rings are around the early 1840's. but they are mostly portraits of that time, probably difficult to take things on the ship. >> great question. was unusual to go around both capes on a single voyage? >> i think it was unusual, once they discovered the rich whaling grounds in the pacific, then the quickest route would be to go along the atlantic, may make stops in cape verdi and then along the eastern coast of south america and around the horn and up into the whaling grounds of the south pacific. they did their hunting along the equator and so they were really way out in the middle of the pacific ocean. it is fairly unusual that this pacific

wales. —— whales. in the past five yea rs —— whales.urge in the number seen near the city. it's thought they have come here because the water quality has improved, which means there is more bait. but catching a glimpse of one can be tricky. seven different species have been spotted in these waters around new york, including the enormous blue whale. they say that today we are most likely to see a hump quail, fingers crossed. —— humpback whale. this is the exact spot we left the whale yesterday... arty as pa rt the whale yesterday... arty as part of a network of whale trackers. what is really nuts is that manhattan has how many millions of people, and like, i talk to people all the time, they don't even know that there are humpback whales, literally 16 miles from the empire state building. rte has taken some truly amazing photos, which showed just how close the whales come to the city. and what is your top tips for taking a photo of a whale? you've just got to be ready. always have that camera up, and just have the settings right, have ev

this is the exact spot we left the whale yesterday. artie is part of a network of whale trackers.llions of people? and i talk to people all the time, they don't even know that there are humpback whales literally 16 miles from the empire state building. artie has taken some truly amazing photos that showjust how close the whales come to the city. and what is your top tip for taking a photo of a whale? you've just got to be ready, you've got to always have the camera up and just have the settings right, have everything perfect. you are like this the whole day. i really want to see one! you're going to see a whale, it's going to be great, i'm excited for you. we are scouring the horizon for a puff of water called a whale blow. it's a rough, windy day, so it's hard to tell whether what i'm seeing is a whale or the break of a wave. but then... come on. there is the dorsal! there is one here, there it is! j0 gasps. catching a glimpse of a whale is so exciting. that's two! there's two! love it. this really is incredible, but it is so tricky to get a shot of the whale. the tail comes up f

our fish, whales, seals. we won't be able to get our food.mpson: when they talk about developing the 1002, who's gonna benefit? is there other oil available that's more easily accessible, and should we look into alternative clean ergy? rexford: life is a lot easier nowadays than it was before any of the development occurred. we have some folks still alive who have gone through starvation. they do not want to see that ever occur again in our communities. these gravel roads, the power lines, the houses that are built. pretty much every infrastructure that you see here has come from taxing the oil industry. patkota: we're being asked to keep the oil in the ground in our backyard, sacrifice our economic opportunity, to save their world? never mind what it takes to run the schools, the power plants, the basic infrastructure that we need. thompson: ultimately, it'll probably be the investors that look at it and say, "can we make money on it, or wmake me money doing clean energy?" patkota: the environmentalists have tried to use local people, to spl

welcome to the nantucket historical association's webinar on whaling.nting this to you tonight. we have over 230 people participating, which is absolutely shocking. we are just delighted. we are going to be talking to ignite about what it was like on the whale hunt. this presentation will last abou

welcome to the nantucket historical association's webinar on whaling. excited about presenting this to you tonight. we have over 230 people

lisa: me or the whale? [laughter] tom: the whale. excuse me. let's look at the markets.et's look at those markets. tom: the market will save us always. this is a market that will not go down. lisa: no. record highs. i was reading outlooks for 2021 because that is what i do in the evenings, there's a clear theme fundamentals do not justify the enthusiasm we are seeing inequities. policy is propping up valuations and continues to do so. that is the thesis in wall street carrying threw two today. tom: no question will be -- carrying through to today. tom: no question will be following it. thank youw jersey, for emailing into describe the abramowitz whale. white waves. thank nessie and the loch ness monster. lisa: i will give you a canoe. tom: if i'm in a kevlar canoe i go right through the kevlar. chairman, withc david westin. this is bloomberg. futures up seven. ♪ wanna lose weight and be healthier? it's time for aerotrainer. a more effective total body fitness solution. (announcer) aerotrainer's ergodynamic design and four patented air chambers create maximum muscle activ

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>> i like blue whales. >> guillermo: blue whales, wow. >> jimmy: do you have a big bathtub? >> you know why they're called blue whales? because they're blue. >> jimmy: yes, it was right in front of our faces. [ laughter ] so where would you keep the blue whale? >> i'd keep it in a tank. >> jimmy: oh, we'll have to get a very big tank, though, right? maybe even bigger than your house. >> no, no. a toy tank. a toy blue whale, i mean. >> jimmy: oh my gosh, thank god you told us. >> guillermo: oh, wow, you scared us. >> jimmy: we were going to have santa bring you a real blue whale. >> santa doesn't have real animals, he just has toys in his toy shop. >> jimmy: every once in a while a real animal gets in there. >> imagine if a dangerous animal bit me. >> jimmy: oh, that would be not good. >> guillermo: that would be terrible. >> if it was a very strong bite, i would die. >> jimmy: yeah. okay, so basically what you want this year is you want a blue whale. >> yeah. >> jimmy: nothing else? >> no, i'd kind of like a lot of toys. >> jimmy: you want a lot of toys? like how many toys w

we have cell phone footage of the whale in the hudson.oing to have to update their threats. >> what the hell is this? >> it's to send a message. it means luca brazi frolics with the humpbacks! >> stephen: the whale even paid a visit to the statue of liberty. isn't that beautiful? and it didn't stop there. it hit all the tourist spots, the empire state building. it went on a carriage ride in central park, and even visited a couple of old pals. speaking of unlikely visitors, aliens are evidentially real. because according to the former israeli space security chief, extraterrestrials exist, and they are already here. that's amazing! in fact, we have footage of israeli scientists making contact. ♪ ♪ ( lights flash to "hava nagila") we've got a great show for you tonight. my guests are rachel maddow and megan thee stallion. and evie is here. stick around. ♪ ♪ itchy? scratchy? family not getting clean? get new charmin ultra strong. it just cleans better, so your family can use less. hello clean bottom! enjoy the go with charmin. even fast deliv

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scientists think there may be as many as 10,000 blue whales now.brink. even though it has been a challenging year, the planets are at least were in perfect alignment. the orbit of mars brought it on a very close approach to earth, making it the perfect time for a mission to the red planet, or rather three missions. in 2020, a trio of spacecraft set their sights on mars. blasting off, the first of this year's martian missions, and the moment the united arab emirates made history. 51 years ago, on the 20th ofjuly, man first walked on the moon. and today, on the 20th ofjuly, for us, here, it marks a milestone, it marks a change and a transformation. that i hope will stimulate and push forward an entire generation to think differently. the spacecraft is called hope. until now, the uae has only launched satellites into earth's orbit. getting to mars is a huge leap. and it will study the martian atmosphere to tell us about the planet's weather and climate. we still see all these weather—type events. dust storms, clouds, fog, lightning even. so understand

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a previously unknown whale species.h of the border to find out what mammal was making a strange unidentified sound when they came across three whaling swimming in the ocean. >> we saw something that was brand new. something that did not match neither visually or acoustically. >> reporter: researchers came to believe this is an entirely new species of whales. the mammals teeth were unusually placed and their signals were unlike any sound the marine biologists had ever heard. >> i think remarkable and wonderful and just the joy of doing science and discovery. we all live for that. so i think it's great. >> reporter: find ago new species especially a large mammal is an extremely rare event. if a discovery is confirmed it will mark a significant moment for science. >> if our wishes come true and if this truly is a new species of beaked well it will inspire future generations of scientists to want to go out and discover. >> reporter: if researchers find that it is a new beaked whale, this will only be the 15th species uncove

the global animals like killer whales and polar bears in the arctic and of course you have indigenous people in the arctic even in your country in russia and my country in alaska and canada and northern europe that subsist on these long lived animals like ice seals and whales bowhead whales in alaska and these animals have very high levels of persisting organic pollutants and people are eating them for breakfast lunch and dinner so it's really a case of environmental judge injustice because the indigenous people of the arctic they had no say in the use or production of these chemicals they didn't benefit from them in any way and yet they are getting some of the highest levels of anyone on earth. yeah it call it environmental justice but i don't think i don't know if it that's strong enough term for that because i don't even see whether there is any requester justice here because as you just pointed out things tend to affect people who have the least to do about trying out by the mother's milk showing up and developmental i mean their reality if. can you imagine any way off how this co

bowhead whales in alaska and these animals have very high levels of persisting organic pollutants and people are reading them for breakfast lunch and dinner so it's really a case of environmental judge injustice because the indigenous people of the arctic they had no say in the use or production of these chemicals they didn't benefit from them in any way and yet they are getting some of the highest levels of anyone on earth. yeah it call it environmental justice but i don't think i don't know her that strong enough term for that because i don't even see it whether there is any request for justice here because as you just pointed out things tend to affect people who have the least to do about trying out by the mother's milk showing up when kids develop mantle i mean there are valid case. can you imagine any way off how this could be addressed because if things that this is just the way things are well that's a good point so you the problem was actually 1st discovered on bath an island in northeastern canada in the 1980 s. when scientists when fair to study the breast milk of the indige

a humpback whale is making an appearance. boaters are being warned to be on the lookout.re it. the parks department reportedly says it may be a sign the water quality is improving and there is a lot of fish for the whales to eat. >>> we'll find out tonight who the time magazine person of the year is for 2020. they come from among 80 candidates. they include president trump, president-elect joe biden, dr. anthony fauci, essential workers during the pandemic, firefighters and black lives matters activists. essential workers came first in the reader poll. >>> later this morning, we'll speak with fda commissioner, stephen hahn to discuss more on the vaccine. >>> our top stories this hahn to discuss more on the vaccine. and kill up to 99.9% of viruses and bacteria. unfortunately, we can't answer every question you have right now. lysol. what it takes to protect. our bargain detergent couldn't keep up. with us... turns out it's mostly water. so, we switched back to tide. one wash, stains are gone. daughter: slurping don't pay for water. pay for clean. it's got to be tide. >>> o

researchers are working off of mexico's pacific coast, think they have located a new type of whale.cientists are waiting to see if what they collected will confirm whether the whales are a new species. we'll be right back for you with more. we have the power to harness california's abundant wind and solar energy, but it's not available all day long. use less from 4 to 9 pm and we can protect california for generations to come. >>> new at 11:00 for you, ben and jerry's is teaming up with former 49er colin kaepernick for a new flavor. next year you'll be able to play colin kaepernick's change the world. it's a caramel sunflower butter base, and chocolate chip swirls. kaepernick will donate the proceeds to his know your rights camp. maybe today ice cream couldn't be so bad. it's going to be a little warmer than i guess in some parts of the country right now. >> true. that's a fact. that is a fact, marcus. it's true. but as you know for us, it drops below 70, we get scared. >> true. >> i'm going to let you in on a california secret from a california girl. but you know what? at least we'

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and the amount the whales receivedheir transport in england, 80.9% to 36%, inflicted on whales. we don't get a fair return. can he inform the house how much investment he is funneling, labeling this white -- despite not a single one in wales. >> failing the characterization the honorable lady makes an investment across the whole of the uk. an additional 1.3 billion pounds next year, providing 240 million welsh farmers, 2.1 million fisheries in wales and the last time, the welsh labo government, 144 million pounds on plans for a bypass. >> early christmas presents and vaccine. this union can afford, talkin with small businesses flooding in february, and all they want to do is trade. thank you for battling through a really difficult to thousand 20 and associate degreree, giv real hope to these three women, these entrepreneurs across the uk hopes for a better 2021. >> he is indeed. i congratulate the female entrepreneurs he mentioned and they will be helped by the vaccine and allowed to do business aga and our program, wasn't supported by the right honorable gentleman. >> the prime

the whales are critically endangered.it is illegal for boats, drones, surfers, and swimmers to approach these whales within 500 yards without a research permit. the calving season begins in mid november and runs through mid april. >>> time now is 5:55. demanding to be heard. >> in our next half hour on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, why san francisco restaurant owners say the city's help is not enough to keep their businesses alive. >>> today is the day. the first round of vaccines arrive in the bay area. i will tell you who gets them and when, just ahead. >>> here is a live look outside before we head to break from our exclusive hopkins there are a lot of things in life we want but can't have. health insurance shouldn't be one of them. at covered california, every plan is comprehensive, covering everything from preventive care to mental health. covered california is the only place that offers financial help for health insurance, and now, there's more help for more people. and free assistance from experts to get m

it was 30ed because whales were migrating. whale entanglement risk exists but it is low. >>> another giant is moving out of state. oracle is leaving for austin, texas. >> reporter: business advocates said the move is a threat to california economy. bay area employers have optioned when it comes to where their businesses can be located. the headquarterses have been present in redwood city. but it is moving to austin, texas. the move means many employees can choose their office location. >> it's very disappointing to learn that a company like oracle is moving to texas. >> jim says oracle is only the latest to move out of state. he expects more. working from home is now the norm. >> the bay area and california don't measure up with the higher cost. higher cost of living and higher taxes. greg abbott wrote texas is the land of business, jobs and opportunity. we will continue to attract the best. >> it's the par for the course for 2020. >> the move is another blow as the restaurant struggle. oracle and employees have been steady cu

marketing firm whole whale predicts more than $600 million will be raised this year.early a million more than was given in 2019. >> that is good news. i know a lot of charities have been doing a match if you give a certain amount it's basically double. >>> mcdonalds we are hearing bringing back a throw back from now. it's popular sandwhich that you love or hate. what are you talking about? >> the return of the mac. the mcr ib. the barbecue sandwhich is making it's nationwide return to mcdonalds tomorrow. the first time since 2012 features boneless pork topped with barbecue sauce, onions, and pickles. it'll be available on mcdonald's restaurants across the united states but only for a limited time. have you tried one? >> i did. many, many years ago. it is a no from me but i have a lot of friends that are die hard fans. whatever brings you joy. >> i'm not a fan of this. >> i'm with you. we will see you again when the stock market opens in about an hour. >>> it's 5:42. call it a crash course on the pandemic. a northern california university has a creative way to give out

the unusual beaks are what stood out to researchers along with some whale calls that appear to be quite unique. they were spotted 300 miles south of the u.s. border off the coast. scott, i'll tend it back to you. >> whales two days in a row. >> exactly >> starbucks hitting a new record high today after the company said it predi's predict strong rebound next year courtney, you own the stock. >> i absolutely do and i love it congratulations to my dear friend who will be the chair of that board i've been very consistent, scott. leadership, leadership, l leadership kevin's been extreme lily focusd 55,000 stores they would like to open by 2030 and growth in the two key markets, the u.s. and china. it's just a story and a company that has a tremendous amount of growth opportunity and i promise i'm at the drive-through every day. >> and you said, josh, you're expecting a pretty big breakout yourself >> yeah. well, yes. so i actually didn't buy this on the technical calls, because when i was byiuying it, the technicals were ugly covid or not, people are still going to drink coffee. it's a quest